Thank you (Falettin me mice elf agin)

Up to the very head of the valley to plant a couple of hundred trees and shrubs. First day of planting of the season and it was "classic" weather. Cold, wet and windy. The wet and the digging made for muddy muddy people.

We were; myself, Geoff, Dave, Philip, Matthew, Cath, Dianne, Adam, Jess, Lee, Tanya, Dan, Hap, Stephen, Steve, Ben, and Sophie.

Hap brought cake. And we were able to enjoy it indoors for a change.

And at tea break time I was presented with a thank you card and gifts for being secretary for 18 years. Lovely!

https://youtu.be/-T9vmaTI2LE?si=ewufh9vWcaWXklg0

Thank you for card and gifts!

My trousers were yellow once.

 

Lovely larch, just too many

Up above Marsden thinning a small area planted 30 years ago. Trees removed were mostly larch, which were intended as a nurse species while other trees got established.

We were; myself, Jess, Dianne , Philip, Stephen, Dan, Cath, Geoff, Dave, and Jon.

Jess made parkin.

Everyone looking lovely in hi vis

The woods

More woodland management. This time there were 6 of us in the woods themselves. Myself, Dave, Stephen, Jon, Peter and Philip. Lots of carrying - and more good wood on site that we didn't have the time or energy to move. Be some sore backs on Sunday. 

Back at the nursery receiving all the bounty were Geoff, Cath, Hap, Ben, Dianne, Adam, Jess, and Chayley. And they had flapjack. And deckchairs.

https://youtu.be/CFjw5gJ3xv8?si=wcxUehY1fZ6F2Krz

Wood

Two groups working this morning. 

Philip, Stephen, Dan, Dave, myself, and Peter were in Marsden - thinning out some trees planted 20+ years ago. Carefully selecting the nurse species, and the weaker of the main species -  allow light and shade, and strong growth of the remaining trees.  Some significant squirrel damage was noted to some trees.

Mick was kindly using his large trailer to take the felled material back to the Nursery....

...where, Jess, Dianne, Adam, Ben, Geoff, and Hap were merrily piling it all up, and cutting some of it into logs, or loglets.

In/appropriate Taylor Swift tune.